A survey has identified dozens of archaeological sites on the base in Cyprus, some of which potentially date back to the Bronze Age.
Archaeologists have rediscovered several 'lost' tombs within the territory of a British overseas military base.The finds resulted from a survey conducted in the Eastern Sovereign Base Area at Dhekelia on the south coast of Cyprus, an island located in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.Cyprus is a former British colony that gained its independence in 1960, although the U.K. still retains control over two sovereign base areas there, including the ESBA.
'Many of the sites we were planning to survey had been last visited over 20 years ago, and in many instances had been reported as no longer existing or being unfindable,' Beamish said in a press release. 'On reflection this had more to do with inadequate mapping, lack of preparation and lack of satellite location technologies: we found that many of the sites could be re-found with a little bit of patience.
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